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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT to SECTION 14(A) of the SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT of 1934 SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Filed by the Registrant [X] Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [ ] ________________________ Check the appropriate box: [ ] Preliminary Proxy Statement [ ] Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) [X] Definitive Proxy Statement [ ] Definitive Additional Materials [ ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-12 ________________________ ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) ___________________________________ (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement if other than the Registrant) ________________________ Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): [X] No fee required. [ ] Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. (1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: (2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: (3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: (5) Total fee paid: [ ] Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. [ ] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. (1) Amount Previously Paid: (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: (3) Filing Party: (4) Date Filed: 822 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 March 10, 2011 To the Shareholders of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.: You are invited to attend the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc., to be held in the Bankers Club on the 30th Floor of the First Hawaiian Center, 999 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. At the meeting, we will have the opportunity to discuss the Company’s financial performance during 2010, and our future plans and expectations. Whether or not you now plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please vote as soon as possible. You may vote via the Internet, by telephone or by requesting a paper proxy card to complete and return by mail. Specific instructions for shareholders are included in the enclosed proxy or on a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials being distributed to shareholders on or around March 10, 2011. Regardless of the size of your holding, your vote is important and your shares should be represented. If you attend the Annual Meeting, you may withdraw your proxy and vote in person. Thank you for your continued support of A&B. Sincerely, /s/ Stanley M. Kuriyama STANLEY M. KURIYAMA President and Chief Executive Officer 822 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. will be held in the Bankers Club on the 30th Floor of the First Hawaiian Center, 999 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at 8:30 a.m., Honolulu time, to: 1. Elect nine directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; 2. Conduct an advisory vote on the frequency of the future advisory votes on executive compensation; 3. Conduct an advisory vote on executive compensation; 4. Ratify the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm for the ensuing year; and 5. Transact such other business as properly may be brought before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. The Board of Directors has set the close of business on February 16, 2011 as the record date for the meeting. Owners of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. stock at the close of business on that date are entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the meeting. Shareholders may be asked at the meeting to present a valid photo identification. Shareholders holding stock in brokerage accounts must present a copy of a brokerage statement reflecting stock ownership as of the record date. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING. PLEASE PROMPTLY VOTE VIA THE INTERNET OR BY TELEPHONE, OR REQUEST A PAPER PROXY CARD TO COMPLETE AND RETURN BY MAIL. By Order of the Board of Directors, /s/ Alyson J. Nakamura ALYSON J. NAKAMURA Corporate Secretary March 10, 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Notice of 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders General Information 1 Election of Directors 2 Director Nominees 2 Certain Information Concerning the Board of Directors 4 Director Qualifications 4 Director Independence 5 Board Leadership Structure 5 The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight 5 Pay Risk Assessment 5 Board of Directors and Committees of the Board 6 Nominating Committee Processes 7 Corporate Governance Guidelines 8 Compensation of Directors 8 Director Share Ownership Guidelines 9 Communications with Directors 10 Security Ownership of Certain Shareholders 10 Certain Information Regarding Directors and Executive Officers 11 Security Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers 11 Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance 11 Certain Relationships and Transactions 11 Code of Ethics 12 Code of Conduct 12 Executive Compensation 13 Compensation Discussion and Analysis 13 Summary Compensation Table 26 Grants of Plan-Based Awards 27 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 29 Option Exercises and Stock Vested 30 Pension Benefits 31 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation 32 Other Potential Post-Employment Payments 32 Compensation Committee Report 35 Advisory Vote on Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation 35 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation 35 Audit Committee Report 36 Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 36 Shareholder Proposals for 2012 37 822 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 PROXY STATEMENT GENERAL INFORMATION The Board of Directors of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (“A&B” or the “Company”) is soliciting proxies for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 26, 2011 and at any adjournment or postponement of the meeting (the “Annual Meeting”). In accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), instead of mailing a printed copy of our proxy materials to each stockholder of record, we are furnishing proxy materials on the Internet. You will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials, unless you request it. If you would prefer to receive printed proxy materials, please follow the instructions for requesting such materials as contained in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. This process is designed to expedite stockholders' receipt of proxy materials, lower the cost of the Annual Meeting and help conserve natural resources. On or around March 10, 2011, we mailed to our stockholders (other than to certain street name shareholders or those who previously requested electronic or paper delivery) a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, which contains instructions as to how you may access and review on the Internet all of our proxy materials, including this Proxy Statement and our 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders. The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials also instructs you as to how you may vote your proxy on the Internet. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on February 16, 2011 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. On that date, there were 41,560,279 shares of common stock outstanding, without par value, each of which is entitled to one vote. Provided a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of A&B common stock represented at the Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy, will be necessary for the election of directors, the ratification of the appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm and the approval, on an advisory basis, of our executive compensation. Shareholders are being asked to express a preference on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, and the provisions of our Bylaws concerning shareholder approval are not applicable to this matter. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be included for purposes of determining a quorum at the Annual Meeting. Broker non-votes will have the same effect as a vote to withhold authority in the election of directors, and abstentions and broker non-votes will have the same effect as a vote against the ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm and against the advisory vote on executive compensation. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation. Officers, employees and directors of A&B and its subsidiaries may solicit proxies by telephone or by other appropriate means. Arrangements also will be made with brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries that are record holders of A&B’s common stock to forward proxy soliciting material to the beneficial owners of the stock, and A&B will reimburse those record holders for their reasonable expenses. A&B has retained the firm of Morrow & Co., Inc. to assist in the solicitation of proxies, at a cost of $9,500 plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. A proxy may be revoked at any time prior to its exercise by a written revocation bearing a later date than the proxy and filed with the Corporate Secretary of A&B, by submission of a later-dated proxy or subsequent Internet or telephonic proxy, or by voting in person at the Annual Meeting. This Proxy Statement and our 2010 Annual Report to Shareholders have been made available to shareholders on the Internet on or about March 10, 2011.
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